We look forward to peach season all year long! Peaches are my favorite fruit, so we go through cases and cases of peaches during the summer when they are super juicy and ripe. Usually we just eat them with a scoop of ice cream or sliced up in a bowl with a little cream drizzled on top. But when we want an extra special summer treat, I will make these peach shakes! This homemade peach milkshake recipe is the flavor of summer and it will make the best peach milkshake of your life! It’s an easy recipe an a great way to use those ripe, juicy peaches. You can get the sweet summer flavor of delicious peach milkshakes at Chick-Fil-A as a seasonal treat for a few short weeks, usually between June and August. It’s a popular milkshake and a yearly tradition for many as one of the most beloved menu items during the summer months. But I’m more than happy to skip the drive-thru and make these copycat Chick-fil-A fresh peach milkshakes at home myself! You might also like a copycat Grimace shake. If you find yourself with lots of peaches, be sure to also try our Homemade Peach Cobbler, Fresh Peach Ice Cream, and Peach Freezer Jam!
Peach Milkshake Ingredients
Vanilla ice cream – Use your favorite brand of good quality vanilla ice cream. Chick-Fil-A uses vanilla soft serve, but the Kirkland vanilla ice cream from Costco is our favorite. Or if you happen to be making a batch of our famous peach ice cream, that works great too and just adds even more peach flavor! Fresh summer peaches – It doesn’t matter whether the peaches are cling peaches or freestone, although freestone peaches are easier to work with. Just make sure they are ripe and juicy peaches or the peach flavor won’t shine through much. Whole milk – You may not even need milk if the peaches are super juicy! Use just enough to get the blender going and get a nice milkshake consistency.
How to Make Peach Milkshakes
Tips for Success
Don’t blend too long – We recommend blending just long enough to barely break down the peaches and mix up the milkshake. The longer you blend the milkshake, the frothier and runnier it will be. A plunger tool that comes with many blender models is helpful to make sure everything gets pushed down into the blender blades. Thick peach milkshake – If you prefer a thick peach milkshake, either add less milk (or none if your peaches are juicy), or use frozen peaches. Peach milkshakes you can drink through a straw – If you prefer a thinner milkshake, simply add more milk or blend the milkshake a little longer for a runnier consistency that is easy to suck up through a straw.
Variations
Want to try something a little different with this peach milkshake base? Try one of these ideas!
Peach Melba milkshake – Add 1 cup of raspberries to the peaches and ice cream before blending for that raspberry peach flavor! Peach Golden Oreo milkshake – Love cookies & cream? Try adding 8-10 golden Oreos before blending for a delicious shake that’s sort of like peach pie! Caramel Peach milkshake – Squirt caramel sauce around the inside of the tall glasses before adding the peach milkshake mixture, then drizzle more caramel on top! Cinnamon Peach milkshake – Try adding a pinch of cinnamon (I would start with a small amount like ¼ teaspoon and increase up to about 1 teaspoon) for a tasty spiced peach shake.
More Peach Recipes
Fresh Peach Pie Peaches and Cream Slab Pie Strawberry Peach Crumble Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream Homemade Peach Cobbler
Peach Ice Cream
Southern Peach Pie Recipe
Peach Freezer Jam
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